Within a few days the Spanish government will approve a draft bill on Electronic Invoicing and creation of the Accounting Record. Prior to publication of this draft bill, two of its principal guidelines have already been announced: (1) Mandatory use of electronic billing as of January 15, 2015 in invoices for sums over € 5.000 and (2) obligatory use of e-invoicing in “companies providing services of special financial importance”.

Interestingly, the new bill also revives 5 e-invoicing initiatives that originated from back in 2007. For instance: the general standards whereby bills in electronic format are to be accepted by the General State Administration and its dependent public bodies. But also the described the format in which these invoices should be issued (and under the name Facturae, laid down syntax and processing rules). And a central pickup point for invoices.

Source: http://newsroom.edicomgroup.com/en/2013/06/28/new_efforts_to_encourege_use_of_einvoice_in_spain/